Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-25

so il is that the solid South, that
opposes this bill and that stimu-
lated this veto, puts forward all OF
these northern gentlemen TO repre-
sent IL. Not one of them, for political
reasons, has had the courage of bis con-
yictions, and has dared to speak here
as he will vote. Why? Because it
would challenge attention to this con-
spiracy between those that once we're
opposed to us and who are now "our
friends" and the wealth Of this coun-
try and the metropolitan press OF this
country.
deny that the great dailies of the
cities speak the sentiment of the conn
try. They do not do it. They are the
advocates and .mouthpieces of the
wealth aggregated in the communities
where they are published, and | am
sorry to say land confess it with
shame) that this same wealth is opposed
TO the old soldiers. Before ] sit down
I wish to ask the chairman of the com
mittee (Mr. Matson) whether he has in
his pocket the petition signed by Grover
Cleveland asking Congress to pass the
service pension bill to put all soldiers
on the pension roll.
Mr.. MatsOn, of Indiana, closed the
debate. He would not attempt, he said,
to indulge in any imaginative flights or
make any oratorieal display. He de-
sired to speak plainly. He spoke for
himself, for the committee, for the bill,
and for no one else. He believed the
President had the right 10 veto legisla-
ton on other than constitutional
grounds, and he believed that the
present Executive land in many in
stances wisely made full use of
that right. 1t had been his plea
sure and his duty to stand here and
defend the President when that officer
had interposed his objection to legisla-
ton. He would be glad if he could
stand to-day and support the Presi-
dents veto and present to the country an
united party in support of that veto If
his conscience and his heart would per
nit it. but he was driven and impelled
TO take the course he had. because, and
only because, he believed it to be his
duty as legislator TO ask the House to
pass this bill over the veto of
the President. There was no paral-
lei between this bill and the Texas
seed bill to which the gentleman from
Wisconsin had alluded. The veto of
one was based on. constitutional
grounds, while no one denied the con-
stitutional right of Congress TO pass the
other The pending bill ough.to pass.
1t was a companion piece of legislation
to the Mexican pension bill, not be-
caGse it was passed on the same day
and in the same way. but because it
provided for the payment OF the same
kind of pensions for the same kind OF
disability. He had been asked whether
the President had ever signed a
petition asking that pension be grant
cd to all soldiers Of the late war. He
held in his hand a petition drawn mp in
1884, which was too long to read now.
II was numerously signed, and in sub
stance asked that a pension OF at least
eight dollars per month I've granted 10
all honorably discharged soldiers. 1t
contained this endorsement: :" am
SIRE that the subject of this petition Is
worthy of the prompt and careful con
sidcration of Congress, and the fullest
Justice should be done to the parties in
whose interest this movement Is made.
Grover Cleveland.
As Mr.. Matson concluded nearly
every Republican was on his feet, and
as MIR. MatsOn finished reading the en-
Gorsement loud burst of applause
came up from the Republican side OF
che chamber.
The question was then put VIII
the House, upon reconsideration, pass
the bill, the Presidents objection 30
the contrary notwithstanding ?" and it
was decided in the ncgative-yeas 10,
nays 125-not constitutional two
thirds in tie affirmative.
The follcNing is the detailed vote:
Ycas.-Messrs. Adams Of Illinois,
Allen Of Massachusetts, Anderson of
Kansas, Atkinson, Baker, Bayne, Bing-
ham, Bis, Bound, Boutelle, Brady,
Browne of Indiana, Brown OF Ohio,
Brown Of Pennsylvania, Brumm,
Buck, Bunnell, Burleigh, Burrows,
Buttervorth, Byaum, Campbell Of
Pennsylvania, Campbell of Ohio,
Cannon, Carleton, CasweD, Con-
ger, Cooper, Cutcheon, Davenport,
Davis. Dingley, Dorsey, Durham,
Eldridse, Ely, Evans, Everhart, Farqua-
har FELTON,, Fseeger. Ford, Frederick,
Fuller. Funstca, Gallinger, Geddes, Gil
fllan, Golf, Grosyenor, Grout, Guen-
Their. Hale, Hanback,. Hammer, Hayden,
Haynes, Henderson of Iowa, Hen
Gerson Of Illinois, Hepburn, Herman.
Heistand. Hires, Hiscock, Hit, Hol-
man, Holmes, Hopkins, Houk, Howard,
Jackson. James, Johnson of New York,
Johnston Of Indiana, Kelley, KetchGm.
Kleiner, La Toilette, Laird, Landes,
Lawler, lie Fevre, Lehlbach, Libbcy,
Lindsey, Little Long, Lore, Loutlt,
Lowering, Lyman, Mahoney, Mark
ham. Maison, Maybury, McComas,
McKonna, Mckinley, Merriman.
Willard, NIiliken, Moffatt, Morrill,,
Morrow, Murphy, Neece, Negley, Mel
son, C'Donnell, O'Hara, ONelll OF
Pennsylvania, O'Neill of Missouri, Os-
borne, Owen, Parker, Payne, Payson,
Perkins, Peters, PettibOne, Phelps,
Pindar, Plumb, Price, Randall,
Ranney, Rice, Riggs, Rockwell,
Ronieis, Rowel, Ryan, Sawyer
Scranton, Seney, Sessions, Smalls,
Spooner, Spriggs, Steele, Stevenson
Stewart OF Vermont, Stone of Massa'
chusetts, Strait, Stube, Swim
bume, Swope, Symes, Tarsney, Taul-
bee, L. b. Taylor of Ohio, Ike Tay
lor Of Ohio, Zach. Taylor of Tennessee
Thomas of Illinois, Thomas of Wiscon'
sin. Thompson, Townshend, Var
Setback. Wade, Wordsworth, Wait
Wakefield, Ward OF Illinois, Warner o.
Missouri, Weaver of Nebraska, Wea
yer Of Iowa, Weber, West, White o.
Pennsylvania, White of Minnesota
Whiting. Wilkins, Walford, Wood
burn, and Worthington-175.
Nays.-Messrs. Adams of New York
Allen Of Mississippi, Bacon, Ballentine
Barbour, Barksdale, Barnes, Barry
Belmont, Bennett, Blanchard, Bland
Blount, Boyle, Bragg, Breckenridge o
Arkansas, breckenridge of Kentucky
Burnes, Cabell, Caldwell of Tennessee
Campbell of New York, Tim. Camp
bell of New York, Catchins, Glenn
ents, Cable, Collins, Compton
Comstock, Cowley, Cox of NeN